CPL is looking for a talented Development Senior Researcher / AP to join our Development Team.

We’re looking for a creative, enthusiastic and resourceful Development AP who is passionate about finding great ideas, shaping them and helping bring them to life. You’ll work closely with the Head of Development and wider team across a range of genres, supporting the development of exciting new formats and contributing to pitches from the early stages through to polished proposals.

The ideal candidate will:

  1. Have a genuine passion for television development, with a good understanding of what makes an idea exciting, distinctive and commercially appealing.
  2. Be a strong ideas person, with the ability to spot interesting stories, talent, trends and opportunities across a range of genres.
  3. Have some experience of developing or shaping ideas and be confident contributing creatively to brainstorms and development conversations.
  4. Be a good writer, able to turn ideas and research into clear, engaging development materials.
  5. Have experience creating pitch decks and development presentations – a good eye for visual storytelling would be a real advantage.
  6. Have editing/cutting skills, or experience using editing software to create sizzles, taster tapes or other development materials – advantageous but not essential.
  7. Have a strong understanding of the media landscape and a curiosity about what audiences are watching and talking about.
  8. Be confident researching stories, talent and contributors and bringing fresh information and ideas to the team.
  9. Be organised, proactive and able to juggle multiple projects in a fast-paced development environment.

This is a great opportunity for someone looking to build their experience in development and work across multiple genres, with the chance to get involved in a wide variety of projects, pitches and creative conversations.

More than anything, we’re looking for someone who is curious, creative and passionate about television and content more broadly, with the enthusiasm to get stuck in and help develop CPL’s next big ideas.

This is an initial 3-month contract with a view to extend. Approx. start: mid-September. London-based office, with Tuesday–Thursday in the office.